Today I received a set of Forge thumb shifter adapters/mounts. The web site says they adapt the "Shimano time trial bar end shifter units" to 9-speed thumb shifters. I believe this refers to the SL-BS77 bar end shifter, but since Shimano does not call them "time trial bar end shifters" I am unable to confirm, although I do find them (SL-BS77) in the Tri/Time Trial section of the Shimano Euro site. According to my LBS there is also a down tube shifter available as well. Since he had neither in stock I couldn't just take the mounts down and see what works....
Can anyone using these shifters enlighten me, please? It's the last link to getting thumb shifters back!
Today I received a set of Forge thumb shifter adapters/mounts. The web site says they adapt the "Shimano time trial bar end shifter units" to 9-speed thumb shifters. I believe this refers to the SL-BS77 bar end shifter, but since Shimano does not call them "time trial bar end shifters" I am unable to confirm, although I do find them (SL-BS77) in the Tri/Time Trial section of the Shimano Euro site. According to my LBS there is also a down tube shifter available as well. Since he had neither in stock I couldn't just take the mounts down and see what works....
Can anyone using these shifters enlighten me, please? It's the last link to getting thumb shifters back!
Thanks in advance. Cheers,
Catfish
Yes, they are the bar-end shifters, and not the downtube shifters. Shiamno part no. SL-BS77 for Dura-ace shifters. They used to be called Bar-Cons.
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Catfish said:
Today I received a set of Forge thumb shifter adapters/mounts. The web site says they adapt the "Shimano time trial bar end shifter units" to 9-speed thumb shifters. I believe this refers to the SL-BS77 bar end shifter, but since Shimano does not call them "time trial bar end shifters" I am unable to confirm, although I do find them (SL-BS77) in the Tri/Time Trial section of the Shimano Euro site. According to my LBS there is also a down tube shifter available as well. Since he had neither in stock I couldn't just take the mounts down and see what works....
Can anyone using these shifters enlighten me, please? It's the last link to getting thumb shifters back!
Thanks in advance. Cheers,
Catfish
Yes, they are the bar-end shifters, and not the downtube shifters. Shiamno part no. SL-BS77 for Dura-ace shifters. They used to be called Bar-Cons.
Miles
Bar cons were the Suntour variety of bar-end shifter not Shimano.
Today I received a set of Forge thumb shifter adapters/mounts. The web site says they adapt the "Shimano time trial bar end shifter units" to 9-speed thumb shifters. I believe this refers to the SL-BS77 bar end shifter, but since Shimano does not call them "time trial bar end shifters" I am unable to confirm, although I do find them (SL-BS77) in the Tri/Time Trial section of the Shimano Euro site. According to my LBS there is also a down tube shifter available as well. Since he had neither in stock I couldn't just take the mounts down and see what works....
Can anyone using these shifters enlighten me, please? It's the last link to getting thumb shifters back!
Thanks in advance. Cheers,
Catfish
Yes, they are the bar-end shifters, and not the downtube shifters. Shiamno part no. SL-BS77 for Dura-ace shifters. They used to be called Bar-Cons.
